Expression: Body and Soul

Expression: Body and Soul

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Group show at Percy Thomson Gallery, Stratford Whakaahurungi

7 Feb – 16 March 2025

The evocative term Morgan’s Orchard comes from the card game Cribbage and refers to a hand of two pairs. I’ve used this as an analogy for how the body and soul connection feels.

Morgan’s Orchard began as an accidental finding of a face within the chipped paint of this old accordian case. This was isolated and also replicated as two pairs on either end. The idea of pairs or ‘dopplegangers’ is a useful way of getting a sense of how the self feels through the lens of the other.

Morgan’s Orchard (2025)
oil on accordion case
574 x 505 x 247mm